New partnership announced by operator of Canandaigua's Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center

Monday

Feb 24, 2014 at 7:03 PM

Kumho scientists will leverage state-of-the-art facilities for advanced photoresist research and development to enable next-generation computer chips.

Julie Sherwood

The SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) announced Monday a partnership with Korea-based Kumho Petrochemical, Ltd. (Kumho). Kumho scientists will leverage CNSE’s state-of-the-art facilities for advanced photoresist research and development to enable next-generation computer chips, according to a press release.Albany-based CNSE operates a number of high-tech centers including the Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center (STC) in Canandaigua.Kumho, which works in speciality chemicals, has signed an evaluative testing agreement with CNSE that will provide Kumho with access to the CNSE Advanced Resist Center and its suite of leading-edge equipment, known as tools, to benchmark photoresists for the development of next-generation computer chips.The focus will be on lithography, a process by which light is used to transfer a pattern onto a silicon disk, known as a wafer. This is important for fabricating faster and more energy efficient computer chips.“The CNSE-Kumho partnership further solidifies New-York as the global epicenter for the research, development, and commercialization of technologies and materials that are driving innovation across the world,” according to the release.